'Game of Thrones' retains crown as most pirated TV show

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"Game of Thrones" once again tops the list of most pirated shows

HBO exec has called it a "compliment of sorts"

Other top shows include "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead"

It seems like everyone, with or without HBO, knew about the "Game of Thrones" Red Wedding episode — which could explain why the show once again tops TorrentFreak's annual list of the most pirated TV shows.

Per the site, "GoT's" season 3 finale bloodbath was downloaded an estimated 5.9 million times via BitTorrent. After the show topped the charts in illegal downloads in 2012, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo told EW he considered it, "a compliment of sorts": "The demand is there. And it certainly didn't negatively impact the DVD sales. [Piracy is] something that comes along with having a wildly successful show on a subscription network."